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Defending a second-half pass at Oakland, Jason Verrett landed hard on his left shoulder, departed the game, returned and made a game-winning interception that All-Pro cornerbacks would appreciate.
“My adrenaline and everything was just going,”...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Dimitri Patterson's suspension will last a few more days.
The New York Jets announced Tuesday night that the veteran cornerback who went AWOL for 48 hours last weekend will sit out for the rest of the week, including the...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets' secondary is depleted, beleaguered and, most of all, motivated.
Sure, the Jets' top two cornerbacks — Dee Milliner and Dimitri Patterson — have been banged up for most of training camp.
And, yes, one of their...

CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Dee Milliner is out for a few weeks, Dexter McDougle is done for the year and the New York Jets have a huge question mark at cornerback.
Rex Ryan still isn't sweating it.
"It's not a panic situation," the coach said Monday. "It's...

CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Jace Amaro trudged his way from the field after a particularly rough practice and was met along the way by John Idzik.
The New York Jets general manager gave the rookie tight end what amounted to a brief pep talk and then patted him...

Jason Verrett is familiar with San Diego.
Since January, he's trained here. He's rehabbed a shoulder injury here. His girlfriend of four years lives here.
Now, he can call it home.
The Chargers selected the former TCU cornerback Thursday with...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets have claimed cornerback Johnny Patrick off waivers from the San Diego Chargers, and agreed to terms with cornerbacks Ellis Lankster and Darrin Walls.
Patrick, waived Tuesday by the Chargers, had a career-high 34...

The No. 1 offseason priority for the Chargers is clear.
They need cornerbacks. Plural.
Along with releasing Derek Cox on Tuesday, they parted with slot cornerback Johnny Patrick. Waiving Patrick saved only $272,690 in cap space, but it continues the...

As we count down the 2013 Chargers' top 22 performers, a defensive back finds his way on to the list.
Player: Marcus Gilchrist
Age: 25
Positions: strong safety and nickel back.
What went right: He saw extended duty at strong safety for the...

Counting down the 2013 Chargers' All-22 performers, we begin with a special teams standout who also assisted the defense.
Player: Darrell Stuckey
Age: 26
Positions: special teams gunner and safety
What went right: Stuckey, the special teams...

There are said to be X factors to football games.
Sunday’s playoff match between the Chargers and Broncos features a Double-W factor.
Wes Welker, out the previous three games with a concussion, is expected to play. He sat out San Diego’s 27-20...

In the NFL, where outcomes often hang on a handful of plays, it was your standard seven-point loss.
Coming off a come-from-behind win at Kansas City, the Chargers hosted the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 13 and fell flat in a 17-10 defeat. They turned the...

Snap counts, not dollar signs, measure the most valuable currency an NFL team can invest in a young player.
That is, opportunity.
Undrafted rookie Jahleel Addae saw more preseason snaps than any other Chargers defender. The strong safety was given a...

The Chargers defense is on the rise and don't the Manning brothers know it. Eli, commenting after his Giants lost 37-14 two games ago, said the Chargers confused him and played fast. Older brother Peyton, a week later, credited John Pagano's unit for...

The Chargers' move of Johnny Patrick to injured reserve, announced Monday night, could benefit at least two other defensive backs.
Marcus Gilchrist played well for Patrick (ankle) as the slot cornerback in Thursday's upset of the Broncos, and rookie...

It was a good thing Thursday’s game was on national television.
The country got a good look at its NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
There will be a vote, and there will be other contenders, but Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen continues to leave...

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are without wide receiver Wes Welker and cornerback Champ Bailey for their game Thursday night against the San Diego Chargers.
Bailey is missing his 10th game with a nagging left foot injury. He's played just one game...

The last time the Chargers won as a double-digit underdog, the starting quarterbacks were the same -- Philip Rivers and Peyton Manning – as they’ll be Thursday night when San Diego enters Denver’s Sports Authority Field as a 10.5-point underdog.
As an...